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Guatemala – The first few days.
I woke up tuesday morning around 8 a.m. and sliced off some gluten-free bread for toast. I sat down at the computer, and started to think about my day. I needed to run a few errands, return my library book, and pack for my trip to Guatemala. Kim came out, and mentioned the new hands-free…
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Hong in Northern California
Kim’s friend Hong came to visit us in Northern California. [nggallery id=”1633″ nggid=”97″]
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Most days I love kayaking. Saturday I broke 2 ribs although I wasn’t in my kayak at the time.
Sometimes staying home is a good idea. A rough day of paddling on the amazing south silver creek.
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5 Day River Float on the Lower John Day + Climbing at Smith Rocks + The Oregon Mountains
May, 2008John Day River A few months ago, my old climbing buddy Brian emailed me. I hadn’t seen him in 8 or more years, but we’ve stayed in touch. He’s retired from climbing these days, but has taken up rafting with enthusiasm. He was listing his plans for the next few months, and I invited Kim…
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Cache Creek with Paula and Erol
Kim and I headed over to Cache Creek today. We met our friends Paula and Erol. They were renting a small two person raft to join us. It was a gorgeous day, with lot’s of sun, and a good amount of water. Paula and Erol seemed to struggle a bit at first to get the…
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More Spring Paddling – Riverton to Peavine, High Water Chamberlains, Reno Playpark, Low Water South Yuba. – (No Pictures)
I’ve spoiled myself over the last few days. I didn’t take pictures, but I had a great few days. Weds: S.F. American, Riverton to Peavine (plus a bit) -I got up early, worked for a bit, then drove and met Dan up at the takeout. We set shuttle, then decided to add a few extra…
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Mother’s Day
Kim and I went to Los Angeles for Mother’s Day. It was a nice weekend, Saturday evening we went for a big banquet dinner with Po-Po (grandma) and much of the extended family. Sunday we had a quiet morning, then went to Griffith observatory, with Kim’s mom. We walked around and looked at the exhibits,…
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Shirttail Run on the North Fork American
Kim and I took our tandem whitewater kayak out for a fun run down the class II+ section of the North Fork American river, not far from our home. It was so nice, we went back and did another lap. A gorgeous day on a very pretty river. Not many photos, but I did take…
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Pauley Creek
Had a fun run down Pauley Creek today. The water was low, all the big drops went are were fun, but slightly excessive butt massage on the rest. It was a little low, but still good fun. [nggallery id=”1556″ nggid=”19″]
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Double Header on the South Yuba River and the North Fork American River
Yesterday I went paddling. Paddled my new Pyranha Everest kayak, which was awesome. Met my friend Sabrina at 1, and went and did a low water run on the South Fork Yuba. It was fun, and went smoothly. We pulled under the bridge at 4:15, and I calculated that with some quick driving and some…
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Skiing at Lake Tahoe
We had an awesome, fun day skiing/snowboarding at Alpine Meadows, near Lake Tahoe. It was a pretty day, warm spring conditions. I skiied my new (used, but new to me) Telemark skis, and had a great time, though I felt a bit wobbly and insecure. Good times. We went with our good friend Erol. [nggallery…
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Greetings fellow bicyclists!
Kim and I had our maiden voyage of our new (to us) toy, a KHS tandemMountain bike. It was fun, we did about 15 miles after work tonight.Nothing much, but given the short time we had available, I felt prettygood about it. It is used, with some cosmetic nicks, but solid, andgood quality components. I’ve…
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Yosemite – April 2008 – 2nd year anniversary
[singlepic id=”2289″ nggid=”768″ w=490 float=center] Kim and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary this weekend with a lovely weekend in Yosemite. Saturday morning we got up early, and drove there in time to get in a climb. [singlepic id=”2288″ nggid=”767″ w=320 h=240 float=] Kim is a super strong climber, but is still pretty new to traditional…
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Deep Sea Fishing
My husband and friends took me out to celebrate my belated 30th birthday with a deep sea fishing trip. It had been postponed for 3 months for various reasons, so even the sore throat and start of a cold that I woke up with that morning couldn’t keep me off the water. John, Phuong, and…
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Ton and Wu Ping’s Wedding – 3/15/2008
Kim’s brother Ton married Wu Ping (Secilia) last Saturday. It was a very nice ceremony, followed by a nice reception with the traditional 10 course Chinese food dinner. Kim and I wish them many, many years of happy marriage. [nggallery id=”1561″ nggid=”24″]
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Very, very cool optical illusion I made.
Stare at the Dot in the center of the picture for 30 seconds WITHOUT looking away, put your mouse over the picture Looks like you are looking at a normal color photo, right? Nope…Look Away without moving your mouse. Believe it or not, there are only two pictures. The weird color one, and a b/w…
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Peru. I miss it.
I was looking in my Picassa albums, and saw a folder of pictures that Nickolaus and Melissa Brown (brother and sister) had sent me. They were our trailmates on the Inca Trail when we went to Peru last fall, and were awesome. Loved them both. They had a few cool shots that I hope they…
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Nepal photos
In January 2000, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Nepal to complete field research for my masters thesis in point of use drinking water treatment. I fell in love with the country and traveled back at the end of the year to spend a month trekking, rafting, and traveling. Nepal is…
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Kern River Weekend
Headed out to Kernville this weekend. Not many pictures, but I ran Brush creek a couple times, and ran the Chemise Gorge Section, The Thunder Run, Cables and the Powerhouse. Made some new friends and got to spend time with some old friends. Very good time. More pictures here.
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Sespe Creek – Class V – 3 Days – 31 Miles Wilderness run.
Sespe creek is an amazing wilderness run in Southern California. We spent three days and two nights kayaking an incredible Class V stretch of whitewater in March of 2008.